Card Ministry

This month I finally started a Card Ministry at my church. I have been wanting to do this for about 3 years and after researching the ways to organize a card ministry and also with much prayer it finally happened! Thanks for being patient with me God! :)























(see card details at the end of this article)


The main purpose of a card ministry is, to lift one another up, to encourage others, and to celebrate, as we share God's love through handmade greeting cards. A Christian Greeting Card, that is handmade with thought and prayer, allows you to plant seeds of truth along with a loving and caring message.

We will be creating cards to be used by the ministries in our church and in the community. These cards will minister to and encourage those that are hurting and will rejoice with those who are rejoicing.

Romans 12:15 - "Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn."

We made 37 to 40 cards for God to use in encouraging others. Including Soldiers overseas!

My friend Theresa Tidwell also leads the scrapbooking group that meets once a month at our church. She and my friend Dawne are pictured below, along with Theresa's daughter, Kaitlin.

Kaitlin actually showed us up with some very creative ideas using our card sketch.

I met some new friends as well! That's what I love about papercrafts, it's a way to build new relationships through a shared hobby. Melba, pictured below, stamped the most cards!


Kudos to Melba! Thanks so much for coming and helping to make cards!


I stayed until Midnight making cards and working on projects! It was a great time stamping with friends.

Oh yeah, did I mention there was chocolate there! Let's not forget about the great snacks that always appear when crafters get together!

Meeting new friends was also a way to hear what God is doing in the lives of others. My new friend Brenda was able to share with me her testimony and how God has helped her.

Now that's encouragement!

****A personal thanks to those that donated materials for the ministry

Card Details:

The first card was made with simplicity in mind. I wanted a card that could be easily mulitplied by our card ministers. I was so thankful to use the following sketch by my friend Beate Johns (her blog).

Smile card ingredients:
Stamp sets: Be Happy
Paper: retired SU designer paper, really rust, chocolate chip, So saffron, vanilla
Other: SU scallop punch, SU ribbon River Rock double stitch

In those times card ingredients:
Stamp set: Refuge and strength Ink: Artichoke, saffron, pretty in pink
Paper: retired SU designer paper, pretty in pink, chocolate chip, whisper white
Other: SU Spring flower bouquet punch, cocoa grosgrain ribbon